Godolphin call in former police chief to investigate operations October 2, 2013 OWNER of troubled Godolphin stable Sheikh Mohammed has asked former Metropolitan Police chief Lord John Stevens to investigate all aspects of his equine empire. Godolphin was rocked by a doping scandal earlier this year when former trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni admitted administering banned steroids to 22 horses based at Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket, and handed an [...]
Torres let-off for scratch is farcical, says Villas-Boas October 2, 2013 PERPLEXED Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has slammed the Football Association for failing to inflict a retrospective punishment on Chelsea striker Fernando Torres for his scratch on Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen. The FA said rules prevented them from penalising Torres, sent off later in Saturday’s 1-1 draw, because the incident had been seen by one of the [...]
Ferguson: Stick with Moyes, I’m not coming back October 2, 2013 FORMER Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed successor David Moyes to improve their poor Premier League form and ruled out a shock return to the Old Trafford hot-seat just five months after his retirement. The 71-year-old also revealed he rebuffed an approach from Chelsea after Roman Abramovich took control of the club in [...]
Schoolboy Sibley gets England call October 2, 2013 SURREY batsman Dominic Sibley, 18, last week given time off school to become the youngest ever scorer of a County Championship double-hundred, has been named in the England Under-19 squad for December’s tri-series in the United Arab Emirates. Yorkshire’s 15-year-old bowler Matthew Fisher has also been named in the 18-man squad to take on Pakistan [...]
Barker set for Sturm showdown October 2, 2013 BOXING: Middleweight Darren Barker, 31, is set to make the first defence of his International Boxing Federation title against Germany’s Felix Sturm on 7 December in Stuttgart.
Injured Dettori to miss season October 2, 2013 HORSE RACING: Three-time champion jockey Frankie Dettori is to miss the rest of the season after fracturing his ankle at Nottingham.
Masi ruled out for five months October 2, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Wasps centre Andrea Masi is facing five months on the sidelines following knee surgery.
Champions League: Arsenal lucky to have Ozil, says Wenger October 1, 2013 ARSENAL 2 vs NAPOLI 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admitted they were lucky to clinch the deadline-day signing of Mesut Ozil, after the Germany playmaker scored one and set up another in a dazzling victory over Napoli last night. Ozil’s opener, his first since joining from Real Madrid, was swiftly followed by striker Olivier Giroud’s [...]
Champions League: Mourinho adamant Chelsea will advance after Steaua thumping October 1, 2013 STEAUA BUCHAREST 0 vs CHELSEA 4 DEFIANT Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his team will successfully advance to the Champions League knockout stages after stylishly making amends for their opening Group E defeat to Basel last month. Midfielder Ramires struck either side of an own goal in Bucharest, before Frank Lampard finished off the rout [...]
Torres dodges four-game ban over Spurs clash October 1, 2013 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres has escaped further punishment for his altercation with Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen after the Football Association said it could not take retrospective action. Torres appeared to scratch or claw at Vertonghen’s face during Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw, although it was unclear whether referee Mike Dean had seen the clash, raising [...]